Pedagogies of Engagement Summit

2008 PKAL Pedagogies of Engagement Summit

September 19 - 21, 2008

Century College - White Bear Lake, Minnesota

At the 2008 PKAL Summit and MnSCU meeting, participants had a once-in-a life-time opportunity for extended conversations with those whose pioneering pedagogical reforms are transforming the undergraduate STEM learning environment. In addition, Summit participants (pioneers and representatives of PKAL collaborating partners) edited and refined What Works: Pedagogies of Engagement, A Handbook for Undergraduate STEM Educators and discussed the next stage of reform and the thrust of the NSF proposal to be submitted in January 2009.

Topics included:

The Draft PKAL Guide to Pedagogies of Engagement, the SERC website, and the future of the collaborative partnership

Beginning and taking next steps to advance pedagogies of engagement

The role of questions within the portfolio of pedagogies of engagement

How contemporary technologies support pedagogies of engagement

The connection between questions and learning theory

The process of building effective pedagogical teams through the lens of both student teams and institutional leadership teams

The roles and responsibilities to promote and support faculty leaders shaping pedagogical approaches that engage STEM students more fully